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June 04, 2014 04 Jun'14
Turkey finally restores access to YouTube

Turkey has restored access to YouTube, two months after banning the site and attempting to block access to it
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Most data security relatively simple, says NHS security officer

Most of data security is relatively simple, says NHS trust information security officer Derrick Bates
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Met Office swaps Oracle for PostgreSQL

UK weather service the Met Office has started swapping Oracle for Postgre SQL in a strategy to deploy more open source technology
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Councils spent less than 1% of IT budget on G-Cloud

Less than 1% of the £440m spent on IT by 26 county councils was invested in services on the G-Cloud public sector app store, says IT supplier

June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
European retail data breaches largely hidden, SC Congress told

European data breaches in retail and other sectors are largely hidden due to a lack of breach disclosure laws
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Coventry to become gigabit city with core metro fibre upgrade

Coventry City Council entrusts upgrade of its 140km Coventry Core metro fibre network to CityFibre
June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14
Russian cyber crime kingpin sought after worldwide server raids

Businesses urged to take action after a worldwide raid on GameOver Zeus servers
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Clearswift bets on adaptive redaction technology

Clearswift is betting on adaptive redaction to secure best-of-breed rating in content-aware data loss prevention
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Top firms failing on security awareness training, CISOs reveal

Top companies are failing to provide cyber security awareness training to employees, a poll of CISOs reveals
June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14
Cyber threats hiding in plain sight, says Palo Alto Networks

Cyber attackers exploit commonly used business applications to bypass security controls, research shows

May 30, 2014 30 May'14
Highways Agency selects Lockheed Martin for application refresh

The Highways Agency has signed a two-year contract with Lockheed Martin to modernise its applications.
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
UK shoe retailer Office hit by data breach

Data breach at UK shoe retailer Office prompts calls for online firms to beef up security around customer details
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
IT supplier insolvencies fall for first time as economy recovers

Technology companies have reached a turning point as insolvencies fall for the first time in 2014
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
Turkey’s constitutional court rules against YouTube block

Turkey’s constitutional court has ruled that a government block on YouTube violates laws on freedom of expression
May 30, 2014 30 May'14
Google launches right-to-be-forgotten application form

Google has introduced an online application form for Europeans who want personal data to be removed from online search results
May 29, 2014 29 May'14
The challenges of going digital at the DVLA

The DVLA is seen as one of the early adopters in the public sector drive to provide digital services to save government £1.8bn per year
May 29, 2014 29 May'14
UK National Cyber Crime Unit open to business

The UK's National Cyber Crime Unit is open to working with the private sector, says deputy director Andy Archibald
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Smart city specialist GOWEX brings free public Wi-Fi to Tyneside

Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council go halves on a public Wi-Fi network to be installed by ‘smart city’ network provider GOWEX
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Gowex brings free public Wi-Fi to Tyneside

Newcastle and Gateshead councils go halves on public Wi-Fi network to be installed by ‘smart city’ network provider Gowex
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Many UK firms failing to identify cyber security risks, says Schillings

Many UK businesses are still failing to identify their true cyber security risks, says risk consulting, law and cyber security firm, Schillings
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Microsoft warns against hack that allows Windows XP updates

Microsoft has warned against using a hack that enables Windows XP to continue to receive security updates
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Hacker turned FBI informant spared jail

A former LulzSec hacktivist turned FBI informer has been spared further time in jail for co-operating with authorities
May 28, 2014 28 May'14
Spotify warns of data breach

Music-streaming service Spotify is the latest high-profile online service that has had to admit that it has been hit by a data breach
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Cloud innovation boosts card data security

Cloud innovation is enabling businesses to access a secure, cost-effective means of protecting sensitive card payment data
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Android Outlook app has privacy issues, warn researchers

Microsoft’s Outlook.com app for Android is exposing users' data, warn security researchers
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
Apple calls for patent retrial to get bigger payout from Samsung

Apple has asked for a retrial in the hopes of increasing a $119.6m damages payout from rival Samsung
May 27, 2014 27 May'14
FBI informer Hector Xavier Monsegur helps halt over 300 cyber attacks

Prosecutors call for lenience for LulzSec hacktivist Hector Xavier Monsegur, for stopping hundreds of cyber attacks since his arrest
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
More than 20 government IT projects are at serious risk, says watchdog

The government’s project watchdog has warned that more than 20 IT projects require urgent action or reassessing to be delivered successfully
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
Loan management firm deploys data-centric leak prevention

Loan management firm Whitestar has reduced the risk of leaking personal or confidential information by deploying a data-centric classification and encryption system
May 23, 2014 23 May'14
eBay under fire over handling of data breach

eBay is coming under increasing criticism over its handling of the data breach that exposed millions of user records
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Government to help UK business get cyber security basics right

Government is to launch a scheme soon aimed at helping UK businesses get the basics of cyber security right
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Milton Keynes to get open access internet of things network

Milton Keynes council teams up with BT and base station builder Neul to build a city-wide internet of things network
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Anonymous suspects arrested for hacking government websites

Australian police have arrested two suspected members of Anonymous for hacking government and corporate websites
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Political parties open sites to search engines after Tories' 2013 deletion

The Conservative Party’s deletion and purge of its archive of speeches from internet search engines last October was unique among political parties
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
ZDI outs Microsoft for failing to patch critical IE8 zero-day flaw

A critical flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 has gone unfixed since October 2013, says HP's Zero-Day Initiative
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Germany leads the internet of things, says Cisco

Cisco's Rob Lloyd says Germany leads the internet of things with its automotive industry, with Israel and Mexico close behind
May 21, 2014 21 May'14
Recruitment firm secures mobile email with containers

Global recruitment firm SThree has boosted productivity through mobilising email using secure containers
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Businesses increase IT spending at fastest rate for eight years, say IT leaders

IT spending is up, but role of CIOs under threat as companies appoint chief digital officers
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
NHS trust improves processes with secure iPad apps

The Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has boosted efficiency and cut delays and costs using secure applications on tablet computers
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College switches to Google cloud

Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College has migrated to a Google cloud system to support education outside the classroom
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
MPs slam 10 years of poor progress on joined-up IT in justice system

Despite more than 10 years of efforts to join up IT in criminal justice, it is still not possible to share or transfer information electronically, say MPs
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
US cyber criminal jailed for 20 years

US authorities have jailed a cyber criminal for 20 years, for trading in stolen credit cards and identities
May 20, 2014 20 May'14
US charges Chinese military officers with cyber espionage

The US has charged five Chinese military officers with hacking into US companies to steal trade secrets
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
Public sector dominates UK outsourcing so far this year

Public-sector outsourcing accounted for three-quarters of spending in the first three months of this year, according to analyst NelsonHall
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
UK operation nets 17 suspected Blackshades cyber attackers

A UK-wide cyber crime operation has netted 17 suspected users of Blackshades data-stealing malware
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
Retail easy pickings for hackers, says Verizon

Retailers are making it relatively easy for hackers to steal lucrative financial data, says Verizon
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
Cloud SME Skyscape receives £4m funding to tap UK public sector market

Business Growth Fund (BGF) is investing £4m in Hampshire-based cloud firm Skyscape to help it capture the growing public sector cloud market
May 19, 2014 19 May'14
British Fencing uses Huddle for training and collaboration

British Fencing has been using Huddle’s cloud-based collaboration platform to provide athletes, coaches and support staff with a centralised system to share information
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
London unites local authorities on Public Services Network

London is the first region to connect all of its local authorities to the Public Services Network (PSN) through the London Public Services Network (LondonPSN)
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Why did GPs turn their back on Choose and Book?

NHS England has scrapped its £356m outpatient booking system, Choose and Book, which was largely ignored by doctors
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Internet of things security is relevant to business, says researcher

Internet of things is relevant to enterprise information security professionals, says researcher
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
NCA competition launches 2015 Cyber Security Challenge UK

A competition developed by the UK’s new National Crime Agency is to launch the latest Cyber Security Challenge UK
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Minnesota passes mobile kill switch law to stop theft

Minnesota has become the first US state to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the theft of smartphones
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
DVLA backs south Wales technology startups and talent

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is in talks with startups and universities in south Wales to encourage technology talent in the region
May 16, 2014 16 May'14
Net neutrality under threat from US plan

The US telecoms regulator has approved proposals that opponents believe will quash the principle of net neutrality
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Ex-BBC CTO claims he was the scapegoat for failed DMI project

John Linwood, former chief technology officer at the BBC, claimed he is the “fall guy” for the failed £100m Digital Media Initiative.
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
More user control and freedom from lock-in will make cloud successful: Werner Vogels

Giving users more control and freedom from supplier lock-in will ensure cloud’s success in Europe, says Amazon CTO, Werner Vogels
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Business needs to shift budget to relevant security, says Verizon

Businesses need to invest in blocking the real threats most likely to hit them, says Verizon's Eddie Schwartz
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Google hit with take-down requests after European privacy ruling

Google is receiving requests to remove links after the European Court of Justice supported the right to be forgotten in a landmark ruling
May 15, 2014 15 May'14
Oxford University gets 330TB of Panasas clustered NAS/HPC storage

Oxford University gets Panasas ActivStor 14 clustered NAS as HPC storage for high-performance processing
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
Can Tech City deliver reliable fast internet for startup businesses?

Technology companies based in London’s Tech City are struggling to access high-speed fibre optic broadband, which is dramatically affecting the success their businesses.
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
What is holding Berlin back from becoming a European centre for startups?

Berlin is one of Europe’s most up-and-coming hotbeds for technology startup companies, but red tape and legislation is preventing it from fulfilling its potential
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
Government warns public sector to prepare for SME procurement legislation

The government is warning the wider public sector to be ready for the changes in legislation which will make it easier for SMEs who supply to government.
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
Government needs big and small IT suppliers, says COO

The government is keen to maintain its relationships with big IT suppliers while encouraging competition from SMEs
May 14, 2014 14 May'14
HMRC wants tax returns to be as easy as online banking

HM Revenue and Customs is looking at online banking for inspiration as it fundamentally transforms its services to digital
May 13, 2014 13 May'14
Blue Coat is looking to partner with business, says chief security strategist

Information security is about what you can make possible for the business, says Blue Coat's Hugh Thompson
May 13, 2014 13 May'14
New NHS e-Referral Service to use agile and open technologies

The new National Health Service outpatient appointment booking system will use agile and open technologies, the NHS has said.
May 13, 2014 13 May'14
Phishing attacks target Google accounts, warns Bitdefender

Hackers are stealing Google account passwords using a phishing attack that bypasses heuristic detection, warns Bitdefender
May 13, 2014 13 May'14
Windows Vista trumps XP in fourth quarter malware infections, report reveals

The last quarter of 2013 saw a dramatic rise in malware infections of computers running Microsoft Windows, a report shows
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
London technology experts launch Home Office immigration workshop

Tech London Advocates (TLA) has launched a series of immigration workshops called Home Office Hours which will allow startups and SMEs access to immigration officials and experts
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
The digital CIO: How to be a digital innovator

CIOs need to think about their IT budgets in a different way to free up funds for innovation
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
Government should use influence to cut outsourcer executive pay, says think tank

The government should use its outsourcing budget to influence service providers to reduce executive pay, says a think tank report
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
Bitly urges users to secure accounts after security breach

Bitly is urging users to secure their accounts after breaching data through an employee's compromised account
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
German companies look to Berlin startups for innovation

German companies are beginning to recognise Berlin as a hot spot for technology innovation thanks to the many startups there
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
ICO publishes guide on top IT security failings

The ICO has published a report on eight of the most common IT security falings and how to avoid them
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
Controller-less WLAN solution helps Swansea pick Aerohive for schools

City and County of Swansea rolls out Aerohive WLAN access points and management platform across 102 primary and secondary schools
May 12, 2014 12 May'14
NHS to scrap £356m outpatient booking system

NHS England is to scrap its £356m Choose and Book outpatient appointment booking system
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
MoD unconcerned by CIO Mike Stone's conflict of interest

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has put in place provisions to avoid a conflict of interest after appointing Mike Stone as its new CIO
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
Orange data breach underlines need for encryption, say experts

The theft of 1.3 million customer records from Orange, France underlines the need for encryption, say experts
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
Twitter announces security improvements

Twitter has introduced enhanced user identification processes as part of efforts to boost security
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
Anti-piracy lobby takes new strategy in UK with ISPs

Music and film industry bodies have adopted a new tack in efforts to clamp down on piracy in the UK
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
Unify UC deployment helps prep NHS Trust for NPfIT exit

Unify has signed a £2m deal to revitalise the Royal Free London NHS Trust’s comms and collaboration systems as it prepares to exit the National Programme for IT
May 09, 2014 09 May'14
MPs call for spy agency oversight reforms

MPs are calling for wide and radical reforms of intelligence agency oversight mechanisms
May 08, 2014 08 May'14
Internet privacy could thwart data security, warns expert

Steps to improve online privacy could thwart data security, warns security expert Hugh Thompson
May 08, 2014 08 May'14
Business increasingly hit by unknown malware, data shows

Business is increasingly being hit by new and unknown malware, a study has shown
May 08, 2014 08 May'14
Next Treasury tower contracts go to Centerprise and NTT Data UK

The HM Treasury has awarded its second and third SME supplier contracts to Centerprise International and NTT Data UK
May 07, 2014 07 May'14
Security Think Tank: Collaboration without compromise

What is the best approach to increasing collaboration without reducing security in an enterprise?
May 07, 2014 07 May'14
Most UK firms ill-equipped for DDoS attacks, survey finds

Most UK firms are ill-equipped to deal with costly DDoS attacks, a survey from analysis firm Neustar has revealed
May 07, 2014 07 May'14
UK helping US military build intelligence software for drone targeting

The UK has been helping the US military build software to share intelligence for weapons such as drones for the past 14 years
May 07, 2014 07 May'14
Dropbox finally fixes security vulnerability

Cloud-based file syncing and sharing service Dropbox has taken steps to fix a security vulnerability, but only after media attention to the issue
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
SAP’s innovation champion Sikka departs

Vishal Sikka, the SAP executive most closely associated with the supplier’s innovation drive with the in-memory database Hana, has resigned
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
Privacy alliance calls for internet ‘reset’

An alliance of technology firms, internet sites, rights groups and others has launched a campaign to block state internet surveillance
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
NHS England rethinks Care.data roll-out

NHS England has abandoned its plan to fully roll out the controversial Care.data patient records sharing scheme by Autumn 2014
May 06, 2014 06 May'14
Target CEO quits after data breach

US retailer Target chief executive and chairman Gregg Steinhafel resigns after hackers stole customers' personal data from 70 million records
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Analysis: How the UK connects to the US global drone network

A single acronym in a US defence contract provided the clue that established the role of the UK’s telecoms infrastructure in US drone flights
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Windows kernel exploits can kill all security, says Bromium

Windows kernel exploits can disable just about every security software product, claims Bromium Labs
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Qualys security metrics project focuses on continuous monitoring

A security industry initiative to collect metrics to help effect change is currently focusing on continuous monitoring
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
Microsoft issues fix for IE zero-day flaw amid fresh attacks

Microsoft has issued an emergency security update for all versions of its Internet Explorer browser for a zero-day flaw that is being exploited in live attacks
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
LinkedIn share price dips despite strong first quarter

LinkedIn’s share price fell more than 6% despite first quarter financial results beating analysts’ estimates
May 02, 2014 02 May'14
UK telecoms infrastructure used to support controversial US drone operations

The UK’s telecommunications infrastructure is being used as part of a global defence network the US government uses for drone operations